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ARCH ENEMY: 'Live Apocalypse' DVD Nearing Completion, New Video In The Works

ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "OK, so what's happened 'round here? Well, we've actually been keeping busy and focused during our time home since the holidays. A lot of effort has gone into working on the first-ever ARCH ENEMY DV...

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WICKED WISDOM Frontwoman Talks About 'Turning Crowds Around' At OZZFEST

Michael Deeds of the KRT News Service recently conducted an interview with WICKED WISDOM frontwoman Jada Pinkett-Smith (actress and wife of actor/rapper Will Smith). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Q: So is this a serious hobby, a career or temporary insanity? Jada: "(Laughs.) I definitel...

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SHELTER: New Song Posted Online

A brand-new SHELTER song, entitled "Eternal", has been posted online at this location. The track is the title cut of the band's upcoming CD, due in April via Good Life Recordings (BeNeLux, North and South America) and Dockyard 1 (rest of the world). The band's first album since 2001's "The Purpose,...

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ANATHEMA To Headline France's METALLIANCE FESTIVAL

British metallers ANATHEMA have been confirmed as the headliners of the Metalliance Festival on Saturday, May 6 in Beauvais, Northern France. The three-day event takes place May 5-7 and will be held in the Elispace concert hall in Beauvais. Other confirmed bands include KATATONIA, PARADISE LOST and...

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OPETH, EDGUY Video Interviews Posted Online

Video interviews with OPETH and EDGUY are included in the first episode of Rock Metal TV, the self-proclaimed "first and only French web TV." Rock Metal TV is co-produced by Les Acteurs de L'ombre and TDK Prod and can be accessed online at www.rockmetal.tv. Episode #1, which includes guitar hero Pat...

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MUDVAYNE Members Feel Like 'Fish Out Of Water' At GRAMMYS

Launch caught up with MUDVAYNE singer Chad Gray and guitarist Greg Tribbett at the Grammy Awards last Wednesday (February 8),where the band was nominated for Best Metal Performance for its song "Determined". Gray admitted to feeling a little out of place at the glitzy ceremony. "Bit of a fish out o...

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Self Medicated Psycho Therapy

Lawdy, lawdy, cover your ears and protect your privates, DESOLATEVOID ain't foolin' around. That such a quality dish of battery acid and pit bull balls has been released on one of the premier crust punk and grind labels, Crimes Against Humanity, is not surprising. While "Self Medicated Psycho Therap...

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AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE Drummer Quits: 'I'm Tired Of Watching Drugs Destroy Everyone Around Me'

AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE drummer Chris Emery has officially left the band. In a posting on the group's forum, Emery wrote, "The night before the [band's Feb. 11 hometown] show [in Minneapolis], I quit AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE. Why? I choose to. I'm tired of watching drugs and alcohol destroy everyone around...

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ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW Begin Mixing New Album

Reactivated Finnish melodic extreme metal band ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW have begun mixing their fifth album, "Before the Bleeding Sun", with Mikko Karmila at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, Finland. "So far, the mixed songs sound exactly what they should sound like," the band write on their web site. "T...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE Was 'Sucker Punched' In Detroit: DJ AERO

DJ Aero (real name: Chester Deitz),a turntablist who regularly backs MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee during Lee's DJing appearances around the world, has posted the following recap of the pair's Super Bowl weekend activities: "Wow, what a great week. Tommy and I started the week by flying to Arizona...

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WICKED WISDOM To Release Debut Album This Month

WICKED WISDOM — the five-piece band featuring actress Jada Pinkett Smith (wife of Will Smith) — will release their self-titled debut album on February 21 via 100% Womon/Suburban Noize Records. "I listened to all kinds of metal as a kid," Pinkett Smith told MTV.com. "METALLICA, GUNS N' ROSES. I would...

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SWITCHED To Hit The Road After Two-Year Hiatus

After an over two year hiatus, Cleveland hard rock titans SWITCHED (best known for their chart-climbing singles "Inside" and "Tendeadfingers") have announced they will be hitting the road for a month-long headlining trek beginning April 7 in support of their newly released sophomore LP, the two-disc...

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GLENN HUGHES: Release Date Set For New Solo CD

Legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes has posted the following message on his official web site: "Just wanted to let you all know that yesterday all the tracking for the album was completed. We had the final day of string section yesterday. It is a massive piece of work. 15 songs were recorded. I...

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ANATHEMA's DANIEL CAVANAGH To Undertake Solo Acoustic Norwegian Tour

ANATHEMA mastermind Daniel Cavanagh will undertake a solo and acoustic Norwegian tour in March 2006. His set will feature mainly ANATHEMA classics past and present, plus various cover versions. The shows will be stripped down, featuring Danny with just a guitar a keyboard/piano in the most imtimate...

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SHADOWS FALL Drummer: 'Almost Two Songs Completed' For ATLANTIC Debut

SHADOWS FALL drummer Jason Bittner has issued the following update: "As some of you may know, last week I had one of my longtime dreams come true when I was asked to fill in for Charlie Benante and ANTHRAX for the last two shows of their tour! Charlie and his wife Sandra were expecting their ...